Diseases

Ageusia

Complete or severe loss of the subjective sense of taste, frequently accompanied by OLFACTION DISORDERS.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Complete or severe loss of the subjective sense of taste, frequently accompanied by OLFACTION DISORDERS.

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Synonyms

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  • Loss of Taste
  • Taste Loss
  • Ageusia, Hysterical
  • Hypogeusia
  • Taste-Blindness
  • Ageusias, Hysterical
  • Hypogeusias
  • Hysterical Ageusia
  • Hysterical Ageusias
  • Taste Blindness

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with DYSGEUSIA, distortion of sense of taste

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History Note

1991(1975)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ageusia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000370. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000370
  2. Ageusia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageusia
  3. Ageusia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q606216